Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-06-01

on Monday for the new hotel corner o
Roberts street and Second avenue, to b
four stories and Easements solid brick, 14Ofee,
front on the two streets, and to cost $50.
wy. A!arge force will push the work will
all speed.
Gov. McGill, in Washington, secured
from Adgt. Gen. Drumpromise Of a military
instructor for the Minnesota State Uni
#verslty, and it is probable that Lieut.. E.
g. OF the 5th Cavalry, now at Fort
jail. :
An employe of the St. Paul Roller
Mill was found in an upper story Of the
mill Tuesday evening with both hands torn
on at the wrists and q bolt driven into his
Knee. u Is supposed IN attempting to ad.
JUST a belt to q grindstone he was caught.
Company A., of Minnesota went
through its evolutions at Washington on
tuesday in the prize drill, being the first
company called. Their work ia described
as being very creditable indeed but not of
acnaracter to carry off the first prize.
Yankton, Dakota, is jubilant over
the news received from Omaha to the effect
That the Omaha ankton road is assured,
n that Omaha will vote $500, 600 of the
$oU11oOO asked. This will give Yankton a
bridge n a Southern outlet.
The people of Washington Territory
will on July4 celebrate the completion of
the Cascade division of the Northern
Pacific at Tacoma. Senator c. K. Davis of
st. Paul, has been invited to deliver the
GRAFTON Of the day.
Frost was reported from many
points in Minnesota and Dakota on the
18th. A st. Vincent dispatch says: "a
severe frost Tuesday night cut down the
wheat. The fields this morning smell like
new mown hay" -. -.
David Ryerson, a merchant and far
mer of Panora, Iowa, shot bimself in the
head on the 26th, and will not recover. He
had suffered some time from hip and spine
disease, and his mind was clouded by his
illness.
At Alexandria, Dakota. May 25th,
Curran's agricultural warehouse and
Clark's livery barn were burned. Loss.
$4,000; insured for 5000. The town had
a narrow, escape from total destruction.
At Kempton, Wis, a 40 inch circular
saw in Ball & Culbertson's mill burst and a
fragment 20 inches square went through
Peter Olson cutting him from the right hip
to the left shoulder. killing him instantly.
At Chippewa, Falls, Wis, Friday
afternoon, while playing on the river bank
George, the seven-year-old son of Mrs. Rice,
jumped into the river and was drowned.
The Wisconsin Central r. r., has de
cided to build extensive shops at st. Paul
Mimi, upon a tract of land purchased of
the North st. Paul land company.
A Mapleton. Oak, dispatch states
that the two-year-old son of G. Buley
strayed from the house Friday to the river
bank and was drowned.
A young son of Albert Herrick of
Anoka, MINI. was kicked in the face by
one of lis fathers horses on Saturday,
causing his death.
During the storm on the night of
the 21st, Charles Curley and Peter Nelson
were killed by lightning between Westport,
and Leola, Oak.
Frank Betz of Leonard, Oak, while
blowing on. the 9th, was kicked by one of
his horses and his scum split open causing
death.
Dead fish have been found in large
numbers in the Cedar river, Iowa, and in
vestigation shows that some disease is the
cause.
L. Jameson has been guilty found
at Glencoe, MINI. of the abduction ofEmma
Erboch. The jury were out three hours.
Rains of such volume as to do great
good are. reported from all parts of Dakota
and Minnesota. Z
Fire at Austin, Mimi, on the 25th,
destroyed property of the value of ST. $40,
insurance $500,
Only business houses were I'M
touched by the great fire at Cannon Falls,
MINI.